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Flat River Swinging Bridge

St. Francois County, Missouri
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Historic photo

This photo was taken by Bob McHenry and submitted by Bettye Warner
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Scene today

The steps and abutments still remain

Photo taken 2005 by Bettye Warner

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Side view

looking southwest

Photo taken by John Christeson in August 2011

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looking downstream

Photo taken by John Christeson in August 2011

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West End

me at the west end

Photo taken by John Christeson in August 2011

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oblique view

looking northeast

Photo taken by John Christeson in August 2011

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west approach

looking west

Photo taken by John Christeson in August 2011

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looking upstream

Photo taken by John Christeson in August 2011

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deck view

looking west

Photo taken by John Christeson in August 2011

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side view

looking northwest

Photo taken by John Christeson in August 2011

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east approach

looking west

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Facts 

Overview
Lost swinging footbridge over Flat River between Coffman and Haney streets in Park Hills
Location
St. Francois County, Missouri
Status
No longer exists
History
Built prior to 1910; demolished sometime after 1980
Design
Wire suspension
Inventory number
BH 22605 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Footbridge (36)
Missouri (4,413)
St. Francois County, Missouri (67)
Suspension (256)

Update Log 

  • August 11, 2011: New photos from John Christeson
  • February 13, 2006: Posted historic photo from Bob McHenry and Bettye Warner

Sources 

  • Bettye Warner - bkwofc [at] i1 [dot] net
  • John Christeson - panamakid_69 [at] yahoo [dot] com
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Flat River Swinging Bridge
Posted July 28, 2011, by John Christeson (panamakid_69 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

New Bridge Has Been Built and Is Completed......New Pictures too be posted soon.

Flat River Swinging Bridge
Posted January 8, 2009, by Treed (reedtom [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

This area has been cleaned up, the city is having a new pedestrian bridge designed to replace the swinging bridge. Construction should begin and be completed in 2009. This bridge will link two sides of town and Haney street park.

Flat River Swinging Bridge
Posted February 26, 2008, by Ron Weiss (papaweiss5 [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

I remember as a kid my friends and I would venture down to the old swinging bridge, run across it and play in the river.

I was fortunate enough to once again visit this place that is so warm in my memory. My brother and I visited family in 1986 or 87. We had family with us and took them to our play grounds as kid's, the Chat Dump we use to climb on and other places only we knew about, or we thought.